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Hi there I am desparate to find guidance on how to get my sister care. She is no longer able to care for herself at home & needs help. How do we go about looking for respite/hospice care or assisted living? Hope somebody can help me She is...
Seeking advice/guidance for my wife /son & daughter-in-law how to explain to my 3yr old granddaughter I have terminal bowel cancer which has now spread to my brain.
Can anyone advise me about home care and mental capacity status please? I'll try and explain briefly our situation - So my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in January this year which had started in the lungs, went to the brain (tumor removed)...
Hi Is there a group dedicated to male breast cancer ? Have searched but can’t find one. Thanks
Hello there I’m 14 months down the line after treatment for cervical cancer. Radiotherapy. Chemo and bracky. Was terrible ! I’ve not had any counselling but feel desperate now. how can I go about accessing help ? thank you so much Simone x
During the past 15 months I have had my ovaries removed due to a large mass, left mastectomy, chemo, radiotherapy and am still on Phesgo and Letrazole. During this time, my husband of 20 years has been great. I am very much a ‘get on with it’ kind of...
Hi, my brother has stage 4 kidney cancer, he lives in a flat up 2 flights of stairs. He only goes out for hospital visits with the help of an ambulance crew and a piece of equipment to get him down the stairs. He lives on London. My mum lives in Yorkshire...
I have recently been diagnosed with Cancer seeing a specialist on Friday my 13 year old is refusing school because he is worried about me and also he has his own issues ADHD I want some advice what I can do to stop school for the time being knocking on...
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer that has spread to the omentum (10 days ago) During that appointment we were told that a macmillan nurse would be in contact following an MDT meeting that was held on the 16th of October. This has not...
Hello. I've just started chemo and need my hair cut. I don't want to go to a salon where they may not be aware of the needs; no hot water, not pulling the hair, the hair dryer etc etc I'm wondering if there is a list of home hair dressers who have...
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